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Re: Re: Possible bug in xPLHVision




Hi Steve,

Well it took me a couple of days to get to it but I loaded up the new
version and the timer stuff all works great.  Thanks for the fast
response.

Bob

>
> Thanks, Steve.  I'll load it up this evening.
>
> Bob
>
> >
> > New version uploaded that now does the current=start correctly
the
> > data1 item is in format data1=HHMMSSSS as before.
> >
> > As for the subscript out of range errors these normal occur when
you
> > address a device that isn't in the hvinput.hvx file. I need to
> > update the error handling so that it just logs these type of
things
> > to the log file really and doesn't flash up a error msg box.
> >
> > S.
> >
> > Bob & Linda Gardner wrote:
> > > Hi George,
> > >
> > > The reason you got 0d instead of 0b in the command string is
that
> > > you were using a different timer.  I was using timer 11 (0b
hex)
> > > and you were using timer 13 (od hex).
> > >
> > > I did not get xPLDev runtime error and my timers actually
reset.
> > > Not sure why you got the error.  I don't have the docs in
front of
> > > me but I think you should have used current=start instead of
> > > current=set.  Also, since HV expects hex, 00300000 would
have
> > > actually been 48 seconds since 30 hex = 48 dec.
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >>As a follow up on this. I redid the terminator to again
try the
> > >>timer. The action consists of this
> > >>
> > >>Message type = command
> > >>Target = GSHED-HVISION.HOMEVISION
> > >>Schema = contol.basic
> > >>
> > >>Device=13
> > >>Type=Timer
> > >>Current=Set
> > >>data1=00300000  (As bob said ssssmmhh)
> > >>
> > >>In the four boxes of the GSHED-HVISION.HOMEVISION view I
get this:
> > >>
> > >>,=0d0400300000 (not 0b like Bob)     conrtol.confirm
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>DEVICE=13TYPE=TIMERCURRENT         OUTPUT:13
> > >>the rest is cut off
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>And then I get an error box from xPLDEV
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Run-time error "9":
> > >>Subscrip out of range
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Can the control.basic schema take extended (data1)
paramaters? By
> > >>the way Bob, this did not reset all my timers. That may
be because
> > >>it shut down with the error.
> > >>
> > >>George M
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "gmotichka"
<gmotichka@h...>
> > >>wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>>Bob, I'm glad you found this. > > I have been
struggling all week
> > >>
> > >>trying to get a determinator to work > that involves a
timer. > >
> > >>I have an IR detector at the drive. when motion is sensed
it >
> > >>triggers a macro that checks a timer and if it is stopped
to then
> > >>> announce someone is arriving. The determinator is
then to start
> > >>a > timer with 30 secs so that I dont here the
announcement
> > >>contunually
> > >>> on every "on" action received. Once the
timer is stopped then it
> > >>can > announce again. When it seeemed the timer wasn't
working I
> > >>tried to > disable the macro, but it seems that
executing a macro
> > >>from xPL is > like manually executing it in HV -- it
will run even
> > >>if disabled. > > George M > > > > >
> > > --- In
> > >>ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Bob Gardner"
<gardner.bob@g...> >
> > >>wrote:
> > >>> > > > Steve, > > > > I think I
may have found a timer problem.
> > >>> > > > I
> > >>defined an action in > a > > determinator that
was supposed to
> > >>load and start a timer in HV > with
> > >>
> > >>>>one hour and 30 minutes.  The parameters I used
were: > > > >
> > >>
> > >>device=11 > > type=timer > > current=start
> > data1=01300000 > >
> > >>>
> > >>> I think this is correct according to your docs.  The
problem is
> > >>> >
> > >>that
> > >>
> > >>>>the corresponding dde command sent is: > >
> > ,=0B0401300000 >
> > >>>>> Two problems - the 04 is the command in HV
to reset all
> > >>>>timers, >
> > >>
> > >>this > > should be 00 to load and start a timer. 
Second, although
> > >>some of > the > > docs from HV are a little
confusing, the time
> > >>values need to be in > > reverse order i.e.
SSSSMMHH and they need
> > >>to be in hex. Thus for > an > > hour and a half,
which is what I
> > >>wanted, the time string should be > > 00001E01. 
While entering
> > >>the values in reverse into data1 is no > real >
> problem, the 1E
> > >>caused problems and resulted in an incorrect dde >
> command. > >
> > >>> > I tried the other three timer commands - HALT,
RESUME, and
> > >>STOP -
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>and
> > >>>
> > >>>>they appeared to be correct.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I have gotten around this by firing a macro which
does the timer
> > >>>>stuff so there is no need to do anything but put
it on your list
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>for
> > >>>
> > >>>>a future fix.  I just thought you might want it
documented.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>As always, thanks for everything.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Bob
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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